Best PlacesNewburgh, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Newburgh, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Newburgh ranks 480th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Newburgh
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Newburgh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Newburgh ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of cities
Where Newburgh ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Newburgh
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Newburgh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,883, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Newburgh's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Newburgh
Newburgh's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Newburgh.
Who works in Newburgh, and how
Work in Newburgh centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Newburgh
Newburgh has more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Newburgh and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Newburgh, month by month
Newburgh sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Newburgh
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Newburgh
Schools across Newburgh average an A−, better than 81% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- John H Castle Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Newburgh Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Loge Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Castle North Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Castle South Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- South Spencer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Castle High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- South Spencer High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Boonville High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Newburgh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Newburgh measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Newburgh against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Newburgh suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 76% of cities and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Newburgh
Is Newburgh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Newburgh ranks 480th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and health care access, and lowest on the weather and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Newburgh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,234. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $102,883 median income, cost of living beats 76% of cities.
Is Newburgh safe?
Yes, Newburgh is safer than 97% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Newburgh?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 53 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of cities.
Is Newburgh good for families?
Schools beat 81% of cities, crime safety beats 97%, and childcare runs $1,094 a month.
Compare Newburgh with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Newburgh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Newburgh represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Newburgh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Newburgh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Newburgh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Newburgh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Newburgh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Newburgh detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.